Summer Sentiments

The few weeks that follow become somewhat of a repetitive cycle in her everyday life: eat, sleep, run, draw, maybe sing, do chores, do some creative work, then repeat. There were the off days where she'd play Roblox with her friends or spend her time talking to Ren about the shared ridiculousness of their past, but other than those few, it's been quite bland for the girl.

No one else seemed to be experiencing the same soul-sucking summer experience she seemed to be experiencing. How the days seem to blend together, the getting up and doing the same exact thing you did the previous morning, or even the sound of your own voice getting boring as it echoed in your ears.

She scrolled onto another status filled with beach photos and sighs.

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STARLIGHT

Ren - Hi, babe, How are you on this fine morning?

Me: sick and tired of my life.

Ren: How?

Me: It's just so boring and repetitive that there's nothing to do. T-T

Ren, call me:)

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She sighed, a small smile blooming against her features, as she scrolled to the phone log and tapped the name on the screen.

"Hi, darling, How are you?"

"I'm fine, love," Ren responded, easily eyeing her through the screen with a small frown.

"What's the problem?" MJ laughed lightly, watching the small glare of her reflection on the phone. Scarlet-red eyes stared back blankly as she eyed the other girl on her screen.

"Your face is the problem, MJ. You look depressing."

MJ sighed. It's not surprising the other girl's words, but still. "Babe I feel depressed. It's nothing new. I haven't done anything enjoyable since summer started. I have nothing to do that I haven't already done over 50 times. If anything, me looking depressed is a good thing, because I think I would look downright dead otherwise.

The other girl sighs in response to MJ's rant.

"Babe, I don't know what to tell you. Really, I can't take you out of the house, and your mother has work and can't take you anywhere either.

Since you have nothing to do, how about we watch the movie I was telling you about the other night?"

She smiled, the flicker in her belly growing stronger as the other girl smiled in turn. "Sure, darling, let me just grab some food and drinks, and I'll be right back."

The white-haired girl got up and ran over to the kitchen to take up a large bag of chips and a bottle of soda before walking back to her room and settling on the bed.

She grabbed her blanket from the other side, tucking it under her chin as Ren sorted out the movie on her end.

For a moment, an idea sparked in her head; it wasn't outrageous per se, but it would be the first of its kind in quite a while. As the silence grew and her thoughts ran a muck in her mind, the idea seemed to grow more sustinence. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed to appeal to her.

Lightly, she called for the other girl, watching her startle, pausing the movie, then turning the phone to face her as she gathered her thoughts.

"Yes darling?" Ren asked gently, her lips curling against the word.

"Babe, how about we set up an actual movie date? It's literally been three months since we've seen each other physically, and I don't think either of our parents would mind all that much.

Ren smiled, a mischevious glint entering her eye. "Oh, are you that desperate to see me, love?"

"Of course," she responded easily, not even batting an eye at the other girls teasing.

"Okay, how about next week, around the 25th or 29th?"

"Sure, that'd be great. Let me just text my mom real quick and ask her."

Swiping through her call log for a moment, she rushes to the chat with her mother.

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MOMMA

Me: Hey, mom! I know you're at work right now. But Ren just asked if I wanted to go to the movies, and I really wanna go.

There's nothing to do here, so can I go with her, pleaseeee?

Momma: Sure, I don't see anything wrong with it. Just give me an accurate date for this, and you can go.

Me: 25th or 29th

Momma: 👍

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"So we can go?" Ren asked as soon as she heard the shrill squeal on the other end of the line.

"Yes, we can go." MJ yelled, causing Ren to laugh at her girlfriend's excitement.

"Great, we can meet up in town, then head to the mall where the theater's at. This is gonna be so fun, babe. I can't wait to see you."

As the two settled into their conversation and eventually back into the movie, thoughts of their planned date ran through the girl's mind. She couldn't wait to see the other girl after the few months they had been apart.